Cars have lost a lot since the 1990’s. How many of you remember ashtrays, crank windows, base AM/FM radios and motorized seatbelts? It used to be that little headlight wipers were a sure sign...
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Sajeev writes: I received a brief but telling email from Mr. Hussam Adeni about a previous Piston Slap. The attachments he sent were an eye opener for someone as chemically challenged (so...
Our oldest daughter is in fifth grade. It scares me that in only four short years she will be able to drive one of our cars. Ten years from now she will be as...
TTAC Commentator Anchorman33 writes: Hello Sajeev, Love TTAC, and the Piston Slap series. I’m not a fixer, mainly because of time and space, but knowing a community like the B&B/TTAC is out...
Ryan writes: I have a friend who just got her PhD and is moving to Texas for her post-doc. She has never owned a car, but now needs to get one so she...
Fabio writes: Hi Sajeev, I have been asked by an uncle if I would like to his 91 Mercedes 300E (he has supplied all of his children and is now moving to the extended...
Patrick writes: Hi Sajeev, Avid daily reader of the site but infrequent commenter… Pony Cars and old Volvos sometimes drag me out of my shell but I have a couple questions about my wife’s...
There are three roads for auto writers. The first is the ‘golden’ road. You simply buy or test drive a car with no string attached. Consumer Reports and guerrilla reviewers who ‘test drive’ at the dealership...
“Steve, whatever you like! It’s yours!” I was standing inside one of the most notorious strip clubs in the French Quarter. Women everywhere who collectively had less clothing on than I had on my...
Traffic? Politics? People who invoke the name Jesus 67 times in a two minute conversation? Those are universal ‘triggers’. But what about cars? I used to have this unyielding urge to yank off every...
TTAC commentator HeeeeyJake writes: Hey Sajeev, I love the column and I’m a daily TTAC reader, though I rarely comment. We have been a Panther household since the mid nineties, and have had...
A 2000 mile road trip to drive…the 2012 Toyota Camry? Oh well. I needed a break from the world, and what better way to do it than with some quiet time and a huge...
Robin writes: Sajeev, Longtime reader, first time writer. I love reading your stuff, well worthwhile. My query is about fuel additives, after-market specifically. I have used the Lucas Oil products and found them to...
TTAC commentator SpeedJebus writes: Hi Sajeev, You may remember that I wrote in before about my 2007 Honda Civic, and it’s haunted DBW system. That ordeal is over, but apparently I’m a...
TTAC commentator mistercopacetic writes: Dear Mr. Mehta, Big fan of TTAC and Piston Slap. I have a 2001 Honda CR-V with a cloth interior which I would like to switch out for...
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